Complete Sentence and Fragment Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 1: Complete sentence or fragment · Set 506 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Two parts, one idea): Find WHO or WHAT the words are about — the subject (The hungry monkey). Find WHAT HAPPENS — the predicate (grabbed a banana). Both parts, and the idea is finished? It is a complete sentence. A part missing, or words like “When the bell rang” or “Running in the park” on their own? It is a fragment.

1. 1.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Checked my throat. (b) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board. (c) Because it was raining. (d) The tiny ant.
2. 2.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Flew high in the sky. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The brown cow gave fresh milk. (d) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali.
3. 3.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The children. (b) Lit lamps on Diwali. (c) The firefighters put out the fire. (d) When the school bus came.
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Swam in the pond. (b) My little brother broke his toy car. (c) Our teacher. (d) When the bell rang.
5. 5.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Because the shop was closed. (b) The hungry monkey grabbed a banana. (c) The players. (d) Sat on the wall.
6. 6.“My little brother.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
7. 7.“A big black crow.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
8. 8.“A green parrot.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
9. 9.“Our teacher.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
10. 10.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Because it was raining.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
11. 11.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Our cat slept on the sofa. (b) While Mum was cooking. (c) Two ducks. (d) Rang loudly.
12. 12.“My aunt.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) nothing is missing (c) what happens (predicate)
13. 13.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
14. 14.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A big black crow.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
15. 15.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) As soon as we reached home. (b) Grandpa watered the plants. (c) The school bell. (d) Put out the fire.
16. 16.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) While Mum was cooking. (b) The peacock danced in the rain. (c) The little puppy. (d) Splashed in the river.
17. 17.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
18. 18.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The ice cream seller.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
19. 19.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “A green parrot ate a ripe guava.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
20. 20.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The children sang a song in the hall. (b) The wind blew the leaves away. (c) The cricket match ended at five o'clock. (d) My sister.
21. 21.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Cooked dal for dinner.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
22. 22.“Planted rice in the field.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
23. 23.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Before the sun set.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
24. 24.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant carried a crumb.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
25. 25.“Sent me a gift.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
26. 26.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The tiny ant.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
27. 27.“Fell all night.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) nothing is missing (c) who or what (subject)
28. 28.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The new student. (b) The baby elephant splashed in the river. (c) Before the sun set. (d) Wrote a poem on the board.
29. 29.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) Until the rain stopped. (c) The doctor. (d) Watered the plants.
30. 30.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The school bell.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
31. 31.“Shone over the lake.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) nothing is missing (b) who or what (subject) (c) what happens (predicate)
32. 32.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The children. (c) Until the rain stopped. (d) My grandmother told us a story.
33. 33.“The baby elephant.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) who or what (subject) (b) what happens (predicate) (c) nothing is missing
34. 34.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Shone over the lake. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Eating a big mango. (d) The little puppy.
35. 35.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “Running in the park.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
36. 36.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A big black crow sat on the wall. (b) The school bus. (c) A busy squirrel collected nuts. (d) The train left the station at nine.
37. 37.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My grandmother told us a story.” (a) fragment (b) complete sentence
38. 38.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Sang a song in the hall. (b) The cricket match. (c) Waiting for the bus. (d) The bright moon shone over the lake.
39. 39.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) Waiting for the bus. (b) The train left the station at nine. (c) My father. (d) Danced in the rain.
40. 40.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) The school bus stopped at the gate. (b) My grandmother told us a story. (c) Ended at five o'clock. (d) A small mouse hid under the bed.

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